Sounds reasonable depending on the buildup. I usually keep Touché pretty clean by diving it myself.
However, conflicts the last 18 months have stretched my bottom cleaning schedule. Last fall I was definitely seeing speed loss in excess of 1 knot due to a thick carpet of growth. I check it in flat water by running cruise RPM's on the engine. I know the speed I should get. If I'm slower, the bottom is dirty. Dennis C. Touché 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA Sent from my iPhone > On May 21, 2015, at 10:45 AM, Tom Buscaglia via CnC-List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > OK. I get that our boats are faster with clean bottoms. But I just had > Alera hauled and pressure washed and the speed jumped back good knit and a > half. > > I got to wondering if this is typical. Well, is it? > >> Tom Buscaglia >> S/V Alera >> 1990 C&C 37+/40 >> Vashon WA >> 206.463.9200 > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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